We are all Citizens of the World

The right is attacking Barack Obama for saying that he is a citizen of the world yesterday in his speech in Berlin. They say that it is just another example of Obama being unpatriotic. However, they leave out an important part of the what Obama said.

Here's the entire quote...

I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before. Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.

This diary from Daily Kos points out a long list of former Presidents that have used the term "citizen of world." The list dates back all the way to founding father Thomas Paine and including a speech by Reagan and from a John McCain speech on May 27th of this year.